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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $312
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2550K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2550K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-4790 is 822 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Up to 27% cheaper than Core i7-4790 - $99.0 vs $135.0
- Up to 24% better value when playing Valheim than Core i7-4790 - $0.52 vs $0.68 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Performs up to 3% better in Valheim than Core i5-2550K - 198 vs 192 FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than Intel Core i5-2550K - 84 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 8 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-2550K doesn't have integrated graphics
Valheim
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BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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Intel Core i7-4790 Processor - BX80646I74790
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Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 84 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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